Slave Driving Momma?

[elfinforest09]

Hi Sweetie. This is nice. I too, am a mean mommy. But, I explain to my children: I will never ask you to do something that I wouldn't be willing to do myself. I'm proud of you. It's principals, not slave driving... Believe me, slave driving is brutal... I was just looking for a song, so i found you. Very nice. Thank You. jade

[beautymoi]

I totally agree with you !!! I know this is a weird comment but I love your voice, you are a very articulate woman and it is a pleasure to listen to your voice!

[bigballamike88]

haha. my mom always made me hold doors, pull out chairs, and youll never believe it but... do my own laundry!!! when i was younger it used to drive me crazy, but it nice to get someone elses perspective! i love you vids keep at um! l8tr.

[dejuanp]

good job, don't worry...i can talk about being raised and bring us back. mtamorphis too. they don't know how we do! lol...once again another topic i wanna talk about.

[GradieGreen]

I agree. This video should be called: "Home Training Momma". This is how it should be. There is nothing worst than a man who does not know how too take care of himself. No woman wants too babysit her husband. Thank you!

I'm sure some woman will be very happy with your son(s)  :)

[Laurnea]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG I'm subscribing to your channel right NOW. God bless you, you're an amazing mom and role model.

[spokenlife]

Wow, thank you so much. And welcome!

[noonninny]

You really do sound like a great mother.

[Kani87Shirin]

I did laundry since I was eight and its a good thing becuase i could wash whenever i wanted and didnt have to depend on my parents

[dejuanp]

lol...my sister taught me when i was thirteen. lol. i was so mad the first time i did it because i was going to the eight grade and i washed my favorite white shirt with designs on it with the dark clothes. and it turned green. moms wasn't buying mad clothes so i had to wear that shirt throughout the year. ...i know now.

[recoveringAa]

BLACKTASTIC!!!

Sounds like it is teaching them RESPONSIBILITY and providing the opportunity for RECIPROCITY in a RE~lationship!

Many younger parents (and some older as well) could benefit from hearing this.

Building Character!

[dewege77]

This is the perfect example of a smart african american women. All of the women need to take notes. As you see she don't have to degrade herself to get her point across.

[Kishana80]

Amen!

[spokenlife]

Nice mommy. I imagine when my sons move out I'll offer stuff like that too because I'll MISS THEM SO MUCH. (future sob and weep)

[Mokurentate]

My older was taught how to wash clothes, cook, and clean too. My mom still offers to do them when he visits us though. ^__^'

[MamboDogFaceOne]

My brother pretty much raised me as Mom worked 2 jobs to support us. He could cook, clean, wash & sew. I didn't realize how special that was till much later.

At 6 yrs, my daughter decided to make scrambled eggs. But she took a shortcut and put the plate right on the burner! Stink and mess, but she made me teach her to cook. Now she's cooking banquets for all her flat mates!

[spokenlife]

Now THAT'S a success story. Actually, that's a couple of success stories. Kudos to your brother. A real man!

[MamboDogFaceOne]

I will tell him tonight. He passed in 1988. It's OK, I talk to him all the time!

[Oddsweb]

damn strait its not slave driving, myself and my brother both had chores that we had to do including washing and ironing our cloths... it sets you up for your adult life.. Treating your children (girls and boys) like honoured guests just makes it more difficult for them to have their own families :¬D

[flidflaz]

teaching our boys and girls to take part in household chores, including hanging up, folding, and putting away their clothing, is as essential to their pre-adult development as school is. i love my MIL to death, but i was shocked to see her folding my husband's and my BIL's clothing when they were perfectly capable TEENS. not me!

[RadicalComedy]

Your so right on the mark. Our kids have it sooo much easier than past generations. Their future wives will worship you,lol. ~Raven

[portablejoe]

Hey, those household skills will serve him well, if he marries or not. It's as important as learning to drive. As a preteen latchkey kid I had to cook my breakfast & get myself off to school. I did my laundry, not b\c my mother was a slave driver nor b\c I was that motivated.  I just didn't like her going through my stuff, EVEN the dirty clothes. No secrets in the pockets, I was just a private kid.

[portablejoe]

I'm turning 47 on the 1st and I've been doing it all of my life with only a few brief breaks. I know this will give your son a wonderful sense of independence (tho, if he's like I was, he'll never let it get back to the guys at school!). Good for all of you.

[spokenlife]

Hey, portablejoe. Thanks for sharing your story. My kids are private, too. I guess teens are looking for their own-ness (made that up; pretty bad). And yes, this son is particularly independent. Both of them, I guess, but in different ways.

[biblegirl7]

I love it! I usually do the laundry but my daughter will do hers when there's something specific she wants to wear, and I haven't gotten around to the laundry. I make her iron though! I am so over the ironing! And I don't cook so the whole family is on their own with that one :P

[kpjazzy1]

Girl you and I are so on the same page. My son is grown and gone but he's been doing his laundry since about 14 and cooking somethings since he was about 8 or nine. He's quite a cook now and I'm glad to report he's never worn a pink shirt due to mixing of the colors with the whites. You should be proud. :-)

[HolyEvangelist]

Agreed.

Seriously, it's not hard to do housework.

And I'ma guy :)

[hannibaltharadio]

that's whassup!! My Mom used to always say that i would "not need a woman to take care of you" meaning I should not be a burden to my woman.. I should be able to cook, laundry and take care of household type things around the house... This is healthy raising.. congrats to you.. some sistas are letting their male children be totally dependent on the mom and thus when they become men they need a mom in thier woman...

[j0eg0d]

People have to learn how to take care of themselves from somebody ... might as well be mom.

I was about 8 or 9 the day my mother went on strike.

All she did after that day was cook us dinner - LOL.

[mullinks]

Like I told my 3 kids,...You're not really "doing" the laundry....the machines are. You're just the transferring the clothes from one machine to the other.

[spokenlife]

AMEN!

[Ravensinger]

I'm so happy that there are moms out there like you who are teaching their sons how to take care of themselves. They will thank you for this (and their future wives will too!) someday! You may have a chef on your hands there too. HUGS and happy holidays Robin.

[spokenlife]

Yeah, we just finished that alfredo and it was really good! :o)

[mtamorphis]

Girl, we must have come from the same vine! LOL!! I started my daughter early as well from..cleaning her room, bathroom, dishes, and taking out the trash. I have started my son on cleaning up his toys and room. Now he volunteers to help his sister with the dishes. Chores are just a small part in raising a well rounded productive child into adulthood.

[Xone7]

You seem like a womderful mom.

[spokenlife]

I'm annoying. Really. I am. (But they love me.  Really. They do.)

[GladILeft]

AMEN!

[roadlesswandering]

It's a shame parents don't let their children do housework. My flatmate doesn't even know how to go to the grocery store. Which is a shame because when I start throwin' down in the kitchen and the smell starts wafting her way she don't know how to act!!! Is it my fault that your mother raised you to be dependent? You are raising them to be well rounded men.When they start looking for a woman to enhance their life in other ways...send'em my way! Just make sure they got good credit!

[matthewboydmilam1978]

Good credit does not make the man.

[Bloodsport1]

Yeah they'll be well rounded men but females don't want well rounded men.

[spokenlife]

I'm working on that, too!

[spokenlife]

Um, wait a minute. What did you just offer?! (Do NOT answer that!)

[waterlogged22]

I SO agree with you. Just think, if your sons go to college, they can teach all their male friends! Well, maybe.

[cerebulon]

I fully support teaching kids to cook, clean and do laundry. I'm a guy, and my Dad was old school as far as housework: "it's women's work." What this resulted in is me being a complete idiot once I moved out of my parent's place. If it wasn't for the internet having tutorials on everything, I would be in bad shape right now. I will definitely teach my children how to fend for themselves - boys or girls.

[spokenlife]

I'm sorry. I had to laugh. Too funny, but very sad!

[cerebulon]

Yeah, I've got many a pair of pink socks/shirts, melted shower curtains, burned food, etc.  Did you know air conditioners have filters? They do! Also, that section under the oven? It's not for storing pots and pans, it for keeping food warm! Wow!

[Mokurentate]

Keep food warm? Where the heck did you hear that? XD lol

[spokenlife]

I wanted to ask that too but I didn't. I didn't know it either! (Assuming it's true.) How embarrassing. (Assuming it's true!)

[Mokurentate]

It's not true. I searched all over the web including on store websites and it's for storage. Even my mom said so and she knows these kinds of things. XD lol